Guam

Is selling sex criminalised?
Yes selling sex is illegal and related activities are also criminalised, like soliciting in public place. Sex workers living with HIV are also criminalised heavily. If a person is convicted of a 'prostitution' offence and it is discovered they had HIV they are guilty of a felony of the first degree
Is buying sex criminalised?
Yes, buying sex is illegal
Is organising/managing criminalised?
Yes, promoting or abetting 'prostitution' is illegal
Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing?
Yes to a degree. Registered workers in massage parlours are required to go for testing every 3 months. Reports show that compliance is very low. No mandatory testing for other sex workers
Is there mandatory registration?
No
Is sex work recognised as work?
No
Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation?
No
Sources/further reading
UNDP et al (2012) Sex Work and the Law in Asia and the Pacific: Laws, HIV and human rights in the context of sex work, available at http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/hivaids/English/HIV-2012-S… Guam Criminal and Correctional Code
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